The RNA Editing GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes an array of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The 2027 meeting is subtitled “Innovations in RNA Modification and Editing: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Applications.” Recent advances in high-throughput sequencing, single-cell epitranscriptomics, and machine-learning–based site prediction have opened new vistas for understanding how RNA modification and editing shape development, immunity, neurobiology, aging, and disease. The meeting will bring together investigators working on (i) Roles and Emerging Applications in Epitranscriptomics, (ii) RNA Editing and Modifications in Cancer Biology, (iii) RNA Editing and Modification in Regulation and Stress, (iv) RNA Editing and Modifications in Life’s Processes (v) Consequences of RNA Editing and RNA Modification on Biology (vi) Enzymology of RNA Modification and Deamination, (vii) RNA editing and Modification in Infectious Agents, (viii) RNA Editing and Modification in innovative therapies and (ix) New Molecular Tools Using RNA Editing and Modifications.
The conference will be the sixteenth in the biennial series and will mark the 30-year anniversary of the Gordon Research Conference on RNA Editing. The program will feature ~ 50 oral presentations and = 100 poster presentations, organized into nine themed sessions that group together experts and trainees with common interests. Presentations will be from scientists at all stages of their careers, including a cohort selected from submitted abstracts. A keynote lecture will be given by Prof. Cynthia Burrows, who will present about “Mapping Ribosomal Responses to Stress with Nanopores.”
As in previous years, the conference will strive to provide a gender-balanced, ethnically and geographically diverse meeting; travel-grant opportunities will be available for under-represented groups, and all venues will be fully accessible.This GRC will be held in conjunction with the “RNA Editing” Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.
